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Mr Will Forster vs Chris Philp

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking
vs
Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Mr Will Forster and Chris Philp voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 47 different votes 246 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
23 Aye 33 No
Tax 96% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 82% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
418
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,958
2,344 eligible divisions
220
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
946
48.3 % of votes cast
198
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.7 % of votes cast
4
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

139
+68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
49
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
173
+48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
75
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£153,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£153,282
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API